10-27-2016, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by PJGP
Yes ,they were 4" guns Lebo. However, they were NOT shipped to South Africa and then diverted, they were shipped direct to England. Roy Jinks works from the factory records, which quite correctly show these revolvers as being part of a direct order from SA. The diversion was an agreement between England and SA, and happened after the guns left the factory. The lack of the arrow in U and associated Union Defence Force number is definitive proof that a particular revolver never came here.
Peter
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Thanks for the great info Peter!
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